Combination chair and window seat



July 1o, 192s. 1,676,723 l P. BAU'MGARTEN COMBINATION CHAIR AND WINDOWSEAT Filed July 8, 1927 SH01/neg Patented July l0, 1928.

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PAUL BAUMGARTEN, vOF RICHMOND HILL, NEWy YORK. i

coMBinA'riou canin ANDWINDOW SEAT.

Application led JulyS, 192,7.. Serial No. 204,332.

This invention relates to chairs and'in particular to one adapted foruse` as a window` seat. e

A particular object of the invention is to provide a. chair which cannot only be folded up when not in use but can be used as an auxiliarychair when desired, and can also be used for cleaning windows.

One of the diflicult vfeatures in vconnection with the cleaning ofwindows byhousewives,

has been the necessity for the housewife sitting upon the window silland then pulling the windows down so that they can be cleaned.

lt is'aii object, therefore, to provide a chairY l5 vwhich may be placedout of the window and can be adjusted so that it forms a convenient seatfor one desiring to clean the window and eliminates the necessity ofsitting upon the narrow window ledge while the cleaning is going on.

. A still further object of my invention is to provide a. chair which,when in use as a window seat will'aiford a support for the back of theperson sitting therein, so that the 25, danger of fallingbackward willbe reduced to adminimum and also the use offthehands yin holding on tothe windowl sill or sash will be dispensed with, thereby leaving bothhands free to carry on theecle'aning operation which can be done morequickly dueto the more secure and comfortable seating ofthe cleaner' andalso rendering the cleaning'operation safer. ,j

ATo enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend theunderlyingfeatures of my inventionV that they may embodythe same in thervarious modifications in structure and relation contemplated, adrawingdepicting a preferred form has been annexed as a part of thisdisclosureand in .such drawing, similar reference characters denotecorresponding parts throughout all the views, of which,- Figure/1 is aview in perspective` of my improvedy combination chair and Window seat,the auxiliary seat' portion thereof being shown in its closed position.l Y

Figure 2' is a fragmentary view in sectional elevation, the same beingenlarged and arranged to show" how the auxiliary seat will grip the edgeof a window sill when the chair is being used as a window seat, and

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 3---3 of Figure 2,showing the construction of the combination chair and window seat.Referring to the drawings in detail, the

chair is indicated generally by the numeral 5 and comprises the mainseatfportion 6 which is grooved to receive the channel. member 7, thechannel member constituting at its front end, a holding hook 8 byreason' of the fact that the lmetal at that pointisjcrimped and bent tohook shape so that it will fit over the 'window sill 9. This channelmember 7 constitutes an auxiliary seat and as illustrated in Figure 3,is provided'in depending side portions .-10' withr the serrations 1 1,theserrations being shaped in the nature of teeth which are adapted "tobe engaged by a holding member Vso thatthe distance the auxiliary seat'7 can be drawn out is limited by the holding member. provided at itsedges with the suitable binder 'or edge pieces 12 which arepivoted attheir rear ends as'at 13 to the brackets 14, these brackets beingpositioned on the leg members 15 of the stool or seat and having pivotedthereto, the legs 16'which are limited in their pivotal movement withregard t'o the legs 15 through the medium ofv the connect- 'ing chains17 with which they aresecuredtogether at their lower ends.l

y n It is evident that the chains vwill permit the leos to be spreadapart a fixed distance and will also allow tlielegs to be foldedtogether when the seat-fis to be stored away, 'for instance, m a closetor small'space. The up.-

per ends of the legs 15 are joined by the rods 18 and constitute afbacksupport for the person occupying the seat, the lower ends of the theside pieces 12 of the'seat andact as afreinfoieeme'ntv at the point ofconnection yof the legs to the body of the stool or seat.

In" constructing my improved chair, itis The main seat piece 6 is legs15 being connected by a connecting bar qu'itefevident that the main seatmember-6 can be 'slotted@transversely totvr receive the channel member7, the slot Vbeing indicated v by ythe numeral 22 in lFigure 2, and whennot in use, thechannel member 7 or auxiliary rseat, as it may lbetter betermed, can beslid 'inwardly on the main seat' until-the hooked end 8thereof'is substantially flush Withthe forward .end of said main seat.'When, `howeven'it is desired to use'the auxiliary seat in suspendingthe chair exteriorly of the window forthe purpose of cleaning thesashes, the same may be drawn out 'and hooked over the edge of thewindow sill 9 iioV and in order to provide for this extension of theauxiliary seat and to limit its movementrelatively to the main seat, Ihave provided a bracket 23 wliiclrmay be secured tov one of the sidepieces 12 and in position to yform a journal or supporting member forthe trip lever 24; which is pivoted therein as at 25 and is providedwith a forwardly extending portion "2,6 adapted to operate pawls 27 yfora purpose to be described.

Theside pieces 12 of the main seat are also provided with brackets 28 inwhich are journalled the pawl rod 29 which at its center is providedwith va spring holding sleeve 3 0 andit is encircled by a coil' spring31, the

free endof which bears against the reinforced'bottom 32of the main seatmember 6. Adjacent its ends, the pawl rod 29. carries the pawls 27,hereinbefore referredv to and one of these pawls is provided with anextended pin 33 which underlies theextendedportion 26 of the triplever24, the noses of the pawls engaging in the serrations 11 formed onthe depending portions 10 of the auxiliary seat 7 and, being normallyurged into contact therewith through the medium of the coil spring 3 1vwhich surrounds the i `rod 29, as before described.

Itv is quite evident, therefore, that the brackets 28 being connected tothe main seat 6 through v`the medium of the side members 12 and the.pawls carried by the shaft 29,

operating to engage the auxiliary seat edge 7 that relative movementtherebetween can only take place in an outward direction whenv pressureis exerted on the trip lever 24 toY release the pawls 27.

It is also evident-that when the chair is VYplaced out of-the window andthe hooked would endanger the person using the chair.

It isunderstood that a solid back may be substituted for the rods 18 atthe back of ,the chair.

It is also evident that two trip levers 24 may be used and positionedatop- Vposite'sides of the chair, if desired, as these are features ofYconstruction which'may in-V l f crease the operativeness of the devicefrom Y the standpoint of Convenience, only.-

It will be evident, therefore, that I have provided a new and improvedcombination chair and window seat which may be effectively used as anauxiliary chair, in a kitchen, for instance, and which may be usedconveniently for cleaning windows, so that be greatly facilitated. Y

It is also evident that I have provided 'a chair construction which issimple, whichV will operate efficiently, which will not get outvof orderand which maybe folded up and placed out of the way in'crowded quarters.

While I have illustrated andI described-my invention with some degree ofparticularity, Y

I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. yItherefore reserve the'right and privilege of changing the form of thedetails of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement vof thecorrelated danger of falling is eliminated and thev cleaning of windowsfrom the outside mayl parts without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the appended claims:

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire'tosecure by United States Letters Patentis 1. A combination chair andwindow seat comprising a rmain seat member, an auxiliary seat pieceslidable therein and having depending side edges, serrations in saidedges, a hook on the forward edge of said auxiliary seat for attachingthe same to a window sill, a pawl at each side of said seat for engagingin any one of said serrations of the same side edge for limiting themovement of the auxiliary seat relatively to the j main seat member andfoldable legs on the main seat member.

2.' A combination chair and window seat comprising a main seat member,anV auxiliary seat slidable therein, depending side portions on saidauxiliary seat piece, a hook on the forward Vedge ofsaid auxiliary seatfor attaching the same to a window sill, a

transverse rod beneath said Lauxiliary seat and lcarried by said mainseat, a pawl on each end of said rod for engaging inany one of theserrations of, the Vsame side edge for limiting the movement of theauxiliary seat relatively to the main-'seat member and aV trip lever fordisengaging said gpawls from said serrations. l

' y In testimony whereof I affix'my-siginiture` PAUL BAUMeARTmi.y [es]

